Supermarkets

Stans Superstore was first opened in 1947 by Stan Faulks and has stayed in the family ever since.

The German budget supermarket is a growing competitor among British supermarkets.

Chief executive Ken Murphy says Tesco must be “efficient and agile” to compete.

Retailers and police forces tell the BBC that thieves are targeting chocolate and selling it on.

Lidl currently accounts for around 10% of the grocery market in Northern Ireland.

Basildon Council leader Gavin Callaghan says the authority will buy the land if necessary.

Rother councillors have given the green light to a new Aldi store in Rye, which currently has just one supermarket.